HookAfter watching this video, I will ask students what negative behaviors they saw in the video. The point of this hook is to make them laugh while also showing them what NOT to do when our guest speaker is presenting. We will have a brief discussion about positive behaviors.. KWLAs a class, we will determine what we already know about what a psychologist does. In small groups, students will determine what they would like to know. These lists will be used as possible questions to ask the guest speaker. After the presentation, students will individually fill in the "Learned" column, referring to what they got out of the presentation. Wiki Tutorials Students will be able to watch tutorial videos that are relevant to what they need to know. Resume This is a great site for kids to practice with creating resumes. Students fill in information that is relevant to them and then a resume is created from that. It will show students how a resume should be formatted and what kind of information should be included. Cover Letter Students will write a cover letter as if they were applying for a position in psychology. What experience do they have helping people? Why do they want this job?
I will have to review with students about how to be a proper audience member, how to take proper notes, how to do outside research, how to create a Wikispace, and how to create a resume. Chances are this lesson will probably take 4-5 days: at least one day to prepare for the speaker, one day for the speaker to present, and then 2-3 days for the students to create their Wikispaces.
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Content:KWL As a class, we will determine what we already know about what a psychologist does. In small groups, students will determine what they would like to know. These lists will be used as possible questions to ask the guest speaker. After the presentation, students will individually fill in the "Learned" column, referring to what they got out of the presentation.
Wiki Tutorials Students will be able to watch tutorial videos that are relevant to what they need to know.
Resume This is a great site for kids to practice with creating resumes. Students fill in information that is relevant to them and then a resume is created from that. It will show students how a resume should be formatted and what kind of information should be included.
Cover Letter Students will write a cover letter as if they were applying for a position in psychology. What experience do they have helping people? Why do they want this job?